AV-8B first look.
- Thread starter K-Tiger
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Nothing to see here folks. Move along now... lol
I guess we won't be seeing the full model until the holidays it seems. Hope they release it this year though.
I guess we won't be seeing the full model until the holidays it seems. Hope they release it this year though.
Hard to believe they made the entire thrust system. Makes my wonder if it won't have removable panels to make it visible once assembled.
I think they molded the entire thrust system so we could see in through the front intakes on either side while allowing ideal anchoring points for the mid and rear exhausts to rotate from. Just my opinion though.
Wouldn't we just be looking down the big hoover tube on the bottom of that pic?
Some more intel..
Talked to Tony @ Merit again today for some time.
They have the upcoming F-86 and Me-262 on display on their booth as well. The F-86 should be coming out in the next couple of months. The new 109 will be coming out september'ish and the Me-262 will be later this year likely.
Regarding the Harrier, he did not have time to put it together this morning. This is the 2nd model apparently, the other went to China already. They are having some issues with it, and everything is taking longer than expected. This project started 2 (!!) years ago.
Tony hopes to have it put together by tomorrow, so hopefully!
The parts do move, and they are putting in removable panels on the fuselage so you can see it in action. The turbine spins as well when I blew it (LOL).
They are also working on expanding their 1/16 offerings and maybe 1/18. Nothing new expected from BBI at the moment.
Talked to Tony @ Merit again today for some time.
They have the upcoming F-86 and Me-262 on display on their booth as well. The F-86 should be coming out in the next couple of months. The new 109 will be coming out september'ish and the Me-262 will be later this year likely.
Regarding the Harrier, he did not have time to put it together this morning. This is the 2nd model apparently, the other went to China already. They are having some issues with it, and everything is taking longer than expected. This project started 2 (!!) years ago.
Tony hopes to have it put together by tomorrow, so hopefully!
The parts do move, and they are putting in removable panels on the fuselage so you can see it in action. The turbine spins as well when I blew it (LOL).
They are also working on expanding their 1/16 offerings and maybe 1/18. Nothing new expected from BBI at the moment.
Yeah, at least based on those. He noted a number of changes to the panel lines and landing gear apparatus on the F-86, but I never saw the original so I couldn't tell.
So much Eddieism potential in here. 
I'm hoping the Harrier is released soon so someone can make a True Lies diorama. There are 1/18 resin Arnold heads available, so it wouldn't be difficult to make a Harry Tasker fig.
I'm hoping the Harrier is released soon so someone can make a True Lies diorama. There are 1/18 resin Arnold heads available, so it wouldn't be difficult to make a Harry Tasker fig.
Oh, I also forgot:
They were aiming for a $199 pricepoint, but it's looking like a $250+ pricepoint now due to increases in manufacturing etc.
Sucks but not out of what we were thinking.
They were aiming for a $199 pricepoint, but it's looking like a $250+ pricepoint now due to increases in manufacturing etc.
Sucks but not out of what we were thinking.
In all honesty $250 isn't all that much these days. I will probably pick up two upon the first release and maybe another if they do another variant.
If they are going to add a rotating turbine and removable engine panels then $199-250 may not be too unreasonable. I wonder if all the flaps rotate. From my understanding the more moving parts there is the more the price will go up. I wonder if they are going to equip it with an ordinance package. Maybe even some drop tanks would be nice.
Well about 11 hours ago I received a reply from Merit informing me they were in the process of putting the harrier together. So where's those pictures?
Fuck you, Fuck you and Fuck you! Haha
I'm here.. Tony is not. Nor is the Harrier. He's still assembling it from what I've been told. He had to drill some holes and more.. I'll keep checking back at the booth. I even had his nephew call him lol
Maybe it's the "DC Injustice" line Harrier and they're just testing the waters. We'll get a real 1:18 Harrier once we see how it does.